Dr. Bev Williams is Chief Executive Officer of Haggai International. She is responsible for leading the ministry and ensuring that the world’s highest-qualified, credentialed, Christian leaders are equipped to powerfully impact their world with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Haggai allows her to combine her passion for sharing the Gospel and her skills of organizational development to make an impact for the Kingdom. Dr. Williams previously served Haggai in 2008 as Chief Operating Officer. Before this role, she was Chief Executive Officer of Upton & Associates, an organizational development consulting and executive coaching firm based in North Carolina. Her work focused on helping leaders, teams, and organizations increase their effectiveness to achieve desired results. She also worked for the Covey Leadership Center as a senior consultant. Her clientele included leading companies such as Coca-Cola, Delta Airlines, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Companies, and Westinghouse.

Dr. Williams holds a Doctor of Organizational and Human Resource Development from Vanderbilt University, and is a graduate of Duke University’s Business Coach International.

When not on an airplane to the far reaches of the world, she lives in Atlanta, Georgia, with her husband, Bill. Both widowed when they met, God wrote a wonderful story of restoration and love in their lives and, through their marriage, Dr. Williams gained three married sons and seven grandchildren.